"“There are significant challenges in getting technologists into federal government,” Calo told Truthdig. He argues that an agency that could gather the foremost experts on robotics and technology related to robotics, much like NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have done in their fields, could change the way the United States deals with issues and concepts related to future robotic endeavors.
“Right now, we mostly need to just get out of the way of robotics and make sure the conditions are right and there’s enough research. We really should be fostering this technology and not setting rules around it at present,” Calo said. “The law has already begun to address robotics in specific forms, and not always so wisely.”"